BREAKING: Judge DENIES Tyler Robinson defense’s motion to pause July hearings while they appeal allowance of cameras in courtroom

Graf said that the defendant "has not established either a sufficient concrete thread of irreparable harm, or that the balance of equities favor a stay."

Graf noted that "The court takes the defense’s concerns seriously. The potential impact of extensive media coverage in a capital case is neither hypothetical nor trivial. The court further recognizes, unlike many forms of pretrial prejudice, widespread dissemination of information through modern electronic media may be difficult or impossible to fully reverse once it occurs."

"The question presently before the court, however, is whether the record establishes a sufficient concrete and imminent risk of prejudice to justify staying all proceedings while interlocutory review remains pending," he added. "The court concludes that the asserted threat of prejudice has not yet been shown on the present record to be sufficiently concrete to justify the extraordinary relief requested."

He said that "extensive publicity does not, standing alone, establish that an impartial jury cannot ultimately be selected," referring to the defense’s arguments that allowing cameras in the preliminary hearing would negatively affect prospective jurors for Robinson’s trial.

"The court's denial of a stay should not be understood as a determination that the defendant's concerns lack merit, rather the court concludes only that the current record does not establish that such concerns have matured into a concrete and immediate threat request requiring present intervention, given the procedural safeguards available to ensure the selection of impartial jury defendant has not established irreparable harm warranting a stay at this time," Graf said.

He added that "The court expresses no opinion regarding whether the interlocutory review ultimately should be granted."

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